noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various blowflies of the genus Lucilia that are a brilliant metallic green in colour.
2. 2
   blowfly with brilliant coppery green body wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

green bottle flygreen-bottle flygreenbottle fly

Etymology

From green + bottle. From resemblance to shiny colored-glass bottles.

Related phrases

greenbottle fly

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